Power struggles : hydro development and First Nations in Manitoba and Quebec / Thibault Martin and Steven M. Hoffman, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Martin, Thibault, 1963-

Hoffman, Steven M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Water resources development--Law and legislation--Manitoba.

Water resources development.

Water resources development--Law and legislation--Québec (Province).

Water resources development--Law and legislation.

Indians of North America--Legal status, laws, etc--Manitoba.

Indians of North America.

Indians of North America--Legal status, laws, etc--Québec (Province).

Indians of North America--Legal status, laws, etc.

Indians of North America--Manitoba--Government relations.

Indians of North America--Québec (Province)--Government relations.

Manitoba.

Physical Description:

334 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Winnipeg : University of Manitoba Press, [2008]

Summary:

Power Struggles: Hydro Development and First Nations in Manitoba and Quebec examines the evolution of new agreements between First Nations and Inuit and the hydro corporations in Quebec and Manitoba, including the Wuskwatim Dam Project, Paix des Braves, and the Great Whale Project. In the 1970s, both provinces signed so-called "modern treaties" with First Nations for the development of large hydro projects in Aboriginal territories. In recent times, however, the two provinces have diverged in their implementation, and public opinion of these agreements has ranged from celebratory to outrage. Power Struggles brings together perspectives on these issues from both scholars and activists.

In debating the relative merits and limits of these agreements, Power Struggles raises a crucial question: Is Canada on the eve of a new relationship with First Nations, or do the same colonial attitudes that have long characterized Canadian-Aboriginal relations still prevail?

Contents:

Part I Historical and Theoretical Perspectives on Hydro Developments, the State, and the First Peoples

1 Hydro Development in Quebec and Manitoba: Old Relationships or New Social Contract? / Thibault Martin 19

2 The State, The Marketplace, and First Nations: Theorizing First Nation Self-Determination in an Era of Globalization / Gabrielle A. Slowey 39

3 The Way to Modern Treaties: A Review of Hydro Projects and Agreements in Manitoba and Quebec / Romuald Wera, Thibault Martin 55

4 The Long Walk of Aboriginal Peoples: Achieving Rights, Freedom, and Self-Determination (1950-2005) / Marc-Adelard Tremblay, Jules Dufour 75

Part II The Manitoba Experience: A Legacy of Disrespect

5 Engineering Poverty: Colonialism and Hydroelectric Development in Northern Manitoba / Steven M. Hoffman 103

6 A Step Back: The Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation and the Wuskwatim Project / Peter Kulchyski 129

7 In Service to Globalization: Manitoba Hydro, Aboriginal Communities, and the Integration of Electrical Markets / Steven M. Hoffman, Ken Bradley 145

8 Monitoring for Success: Designing and Implementing a Monitoring Regime for Northern Manitoba / Lydia Dobrovolny 169

Part III Toward a Change of Paradigm in Quebec

9 Should the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement Serve as a Model Agreement for Other First Nations? / Renee Dupuis 215

10 The End of an Era in Quebec: The Great Whale Project and the Inuit of Kuujjuarapik and the Umiujaq / Thibault Martin 227

11 More Dams for Nitassinan: New Business Partnerships between Hydro-Quebec and Innu Communities / Paul Charest 255

12 Governance and Hydro Development in Quebec and Manitoba / Brian Craik 281

Appendix Selected Web Sites 299.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780887557057

0887557058

OCLC:

185022600